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hoist

thlirtu , cawitu seh

hold

1. put , pu; e.g. Please hold this book = Hi cauk hi rak pu ta;
2. tlaih; e.g. Hold the door open = Innka kha tlai law i hung peng seh;
3. tlum; e.g. This pot can hold ten cups of water = Hi um nih hin ti hrai hra a tlum;
4. ngeih; e.g. He holds the rank of a captain = Amah cu kepten a si;
5. tuah; e.g. They are holding a meeting = Meeting an tuah lio;
6.ruah; e.g. People once held that the world was flat = Hlan ah cun mi nih vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah.
hold forth = a thiam ngai bantuk i chim.
hold off = i naihter lo i umter peng khawh.
hold on = fek tein i tlaihpeng.

 

hold

1. tlaihnak; e.g. Take a good hold of this rope = Hi hri hi fek tein i tlaih;
2. tilawng chung i a niam bikmi khan; thil chiahnak i an hmanmi.

hold up

1. tlakter lo;
2. ramh; e.g. The robber held us up with guns = Mifir nih meithal he an kan ramh;
3. peh khawh peng, tuah khawh peng

holder

tlaitu; e.g. Electric bulb holder = Elektrik bawl tlaitu, bel dan, a sami cawinak i hmanmi

holding

ngeihmi thilri

hole

1. kua, zu kua, khor; e.g. He stopped the rat holes = Zu kua kha a phih hna; e.g. The mouse whisked into its hole = Zu cu a khor ah diak tiah a lut;
2. kuar, lam kuar;
3. pem; e.g. A hole in your shirt = Na angki pemnak; e.g. Walking wears a hole in my shoe = Ke in ka kal lengmang caah ka kedan hmun khat in pem/a tet.

holiday

zungkhar ni, akhonh; e.g. Mr. Jones took a holiday = Mr. Jones cu a khonh a la.

holiday

lunglawm ngai i um; e.g. People are in a holiday mood = Mi cu lunglawm ngaiin an um.

holiness

thiannak